Hi folks,
I was just wondering, is there a way to set the phone to automatically associate the contacts in the phone with the relevent 'Friend' on Facebook, or do you have to go through each one in turn?
Just a thought.
Cheers!
The People app should bring up a list of suggested pairings based on contact name. This should appear in the Groups tab ISTR.
I assume that as long as your contact name is the same as the Facebook name, it should match them up. If you call 'Bob Smith', 'baldy' in your phone contacts (hey, he may be balding early), I doubt his 'Bob Smith' Facebook account will match up automatically.
Mine just pinged up a list and I confirmed each match (using check boxes) to link them.
Boringly I tend to use people real names in my contacts list rather than nicknames. It paid off
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Can I exclude some contacts or better yet remember the category view.I want to exclude the tons of people I email but don't call often from the sync to my wm5/8525 or is there a way to get my contacts display to remember the category's i want to exclude.
Every time I close out the contacts all the contacts go back to the huge list, then i have to go back to exclude or just picking the category i want then pick the person or contact.
I don't want to maintain 2 separate contact lists and I don't see an option to exclude a contact from the sync..or to get wm5 to rember the category view after I close it.
thanks guys
Tiffany
This May Not Be A Full Solution
There's a third-party software out there that manages your contacts. I don't know if you can selectively sync, but it does have the "remember last category viewed" feature.
Download the Inesoft Address Book here:
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Business/Address-book/Inesoft-Address-Book-12795.shtml
I've never used it so caveat emptor. Has anybody out there used it before?
Thanks,
WASSIM
Is there some sort of application that allows me to link contacts to facebook pages from my computer, and then somehow mass updates the contacts on the phone? The link to facebook is just some XML in the contact notes, so in principle this should be possible.
The same question has been asked here yesterday - i can't post the link as there is a restriction from doing so *rubbish* but it's topic id is 636175 and isn't too far down the forum...
Anyways, it apparently works with myphone, but I don't seem the XML that everyone else does for some reason and so my facebook links don't save
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Is there some sort of application that allows me to link contacts to facebook pages from my computer, and then somehow mass updates the contacts on the phone? The link to facebook is just some XML in the contact notes, so in principle this should be possible.
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when you sync back your contacts after a flash/hard reset, the data to link them to their facebook equivalents should already be there. However, the links won't start to work until you have reassigned your 'me' contact card to your facebook account. When you do that, you should find the facebook links are restored. (not the facenbook app)
i'm afraid that's not what i'm looking for, myphone backs up my contact facebook associations just fine, i'm just looking for a simpler way to create those associations in the first place, preferably through the computer
Sorry if I misunderstand you, but doesn't the people/facebook app pop up and say 'click here to associate your contacts' and most of them are already pre-checked?
Note I'm NOT talking about the one on an individual person's page, but the one on the 'all people' list.
In the two seconds that process takes, 80% of my contacts were covered. The other 20% being people who I have as 'Jon XYZ' but they are 'Jonathan XYZ' on FB (or vice-versa.)
Or are you one of those people who doesn't do first name/last name and is looking for a way to get around that?
that's exactly what i need! it didn't do that with me, is there a way launch that synchronization manually?
I'm... not sure. I'm sure there is but I don't know how.
Just to make sure you're not missing anything obvious:
Go to the People tab
Click All People at the bottom
You're now at the "All" tab within a new screen -- you should see your fb contact as "Me" listed as the second contact -- do you see this 'link your facebook contacts' around here? (If it exists on this screen, it'll be one of the top three contacts.)
If not, use the slider on that same screen to scroll over to 'Updates and Events'. You'll see yourself at the very top here, and I'm almost positive that it was on this screen where it had 'link your contacts.' It wasn't in a menu or anything, it was very prominently displayed as one of the top items.
When/if you can find that screen, it's basically a dumb match that looks for Contacts(First Name,Last Name) = Facebook(First Name,Last Name). I'm not sure if it pairs on email address, but AFAIK it needs the full name to be exactly the same.
HTH.
**This all assumes you entered your facebook credentials when setting up your phone (or from the data sync menu under the settings tab afterwards) - completely separate from any fb app you may have on your phone. I'm pretty sure you have done this since you mentioned the XML in the contacts but just to be absolutely positive.
I've been looking at this problem since you first posted, and the main problem I see is that I can't see a way to un associate the me contact from face book (in order to re associate so that the contact association screen comes up)
dashed annoying!
i see what you mean, i'm going to look for a way to do that
Have you tried Fonebook!
http://www.developingtrends.co.uk/Software/Facebook/Fonebook/Default.aspx
I can do all the sync with facebook and Outlook. Give a look at this!
samsamuel said:
I've been looking at this problem since you first posted, and the main problem I see is that I can't see a way to un associate the me contact from face book (in order to re associate so that the contact association screen comes up)
dashed annoying!
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I think you could momentarily switch off the Facebook connection altogether do accomplish that. It's under "Data services" (on the settings tab).
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I think you could momentarily switch off the Facebook connection altogether do accomplish that. It's under "Data services" (on the settings tab).
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Yea, thanks, that got it, however when i logged back in (through 'me' contact card) it doesnt ask about associations as when you do it the first time. Oh well.
i just found an option do associate the contacts for you! if u scroll to the contacts tab in HTC sense then scroll to updates and events (its the picture of the person with a clock next to their head) i had a button at the tob which said 'Associate contacts: XX new associations found (xx being the number of new associations)' tap this and select the contacts you want to update (by default it selects all) then tap ok. it will create the associations for any contacts that arnt associated. it will also set the default contact picture to the facebook profile. it will make your contacts lag a bit while it downloads the info but after that it runs fine
if it helps im running 1.66 official hd2 rom from HTC, with radio 2.08
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Or are you one of those people who doesn't do first name/last name and is looking for a way to get around that?
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Sorry to reopen this thread, but I'm one of those people! I would also be interested in finding a way to add/backup my fb associations on the PC as MyPhone does not seem to sync them for me I get the fb id's in the <sn> field but not in the <facebook> ones =/
I have synced my account a while I ago when I got my SGS.
Now, I have gotten a couple new friends (total says 103 or so). So I go about and press Sync now on my facebook menu page and it sync. I then check if the new friends have synced in, and no - I can't see them. Under groups, it still says 97 under Facebook, which was the number of friends when I initially set up the sync.
Now, the weird thing is, statuses on existing friends are getting updated, pictures are getting updated, I can even see my friends activities (the ones not added) under Contacts -> Activities..
I've tried sync both with Wifi and 3G.
Any ideas? I would like to get the new additions in
have you manually added those other facebook friends?
using the "Get Friends" menu?
while in Phone book, press the Menu key (is that the correct name) -> Get Friends -> Facebook
wow, there they were
Didn't know I had to "go fetch 'em"...
Thanks alot, mate!
glad to help...
It's a good thing Samsung designed it that way, I don't want my SGS syncing all my 1000+ Facebook friends.. heheh
Hey thanks for the info ... I was looking for this!
facebook's name in contact?
talking of which, I get used to sync my google phone's contact with gmail contact, now I changed to i9000, I found that I need to manually link the friends in my contact to fackbook contact even they have the same name in 2 side, and if the name is not the same, i9000 will use the facebook's name which mostly some nick name that I dun know which friend is it indeed
any suggest?
ariclung said:
talking of which, I get used to sync my google phone's contact with gmail contact, now I changed to i9000, I found that I need to manually link the friends in my contact to fackbook contact even they have the same name in 2 side, and if the name is not the same, i9000 will use the facebook's name which mostly some nick name that I dun know which friend is it indeed
any suggest?
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hmm... It happens to my SGS to.. sometimes it automatically links my phone contact to my selected facebook contacts, sometimes it doesn't..
both names should be exactly the same...
i love the Droid X, but freaking hate the phonebook. it truley is the worse contact list i've used. is there anyway to flash the stock android phonebook onto the phone?
if not, does anyone know how to limit what contacts are displayed? i dont want everyone ive ever emailed to show up in my contacts list. i've tried changing the displayed contacts to my phone contacts, or gmail contacts, but whenever i leave it for a bit it just resets and shows me hundreds of stupid emails.
I had a similar issue, have had my DX about 6 weeks and found some useful articles on the subject. I think (and only my recollection, could be wrong on this) what I ended up doing was un-syncing EVERYTHING in terms of email accounts and contacts (via My Accounts) and ended up ONLY syncing my gmail contacts.
This was done after finding a nifty Facebook Profile Pic sync to Gmail thing-uh-majig. If you sync contacts, preferrably you limit what you sync because as you said, it goes WAY overboard. It sounds like you sync'd corporate (work) email and contact which is a BIG no-no.
Once I started using roms all my contacts issues went away. Almost all the roms have the normal stock android contacts app. Some can even use WyContacts (the CM contacts app).
Edit: @DNak206, hey I'm from seattle too! My droid X is the one verizon gave away during their @droidlanding promotion thing in Seattle.
Yup dc seem to mic all the contacts but if you hate to look because everything seems mixed up ( facebook contact, phone contact and so on ) you can alway preds menu and select a display group.
The way I manage my contact is I have fixed and organize every thing on my gmail thnen I sync my droid.
The eay I use my contact is I dont go yo the contacts shortcut. I always go to the phone shortcut the select favorites since the droid is keeping a record of all of the contact that iI usually use and it has pwen put in order. I also use the defaul universal inbox to send email. I hit compost and start typing names and email and the droid gives a suggestion and I just select one from there.
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NICE! I have lived in Seattle awhile, I guess you could say I'm immune to the weather.
While we're on the topic of contacts though, has anyone noticed the default text messaging/SMS will populate ALL the phone numbers for contacts as opposed to identifying the "mobile" listed # for a contact?
For example, if I'm trying to send a text to Jon Smith. I'll compose new message, start typing "smi" in the :TO line and Jon will pop up in the selectable options (or scrollable rather?). The problem is, I have to swipe or scroll through his work, home, and then finally select his mobile number.
Maybe Windows had one thing over Android because neither my TP1 or TP2 would ever list a work or home # when composing a new text, it was actually smart enough to recognize the mobile # in terms of priority. Anyone else found a fix for this, maybe a text app (like handscent or whatever) will resolve?
Handcent or chompSMS might do the trick. When calling someone I know theres an option to remember the number you dialed, not sure about when texting..
If you always send msg or call john he will be under your favorites list. I always go thru the favoritw list and click the call icon on the side of the name to make a call or i click the name then clic the mail icon to send sms.
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My S8 samsung contacts would automatically link contacts that are within the same name into one 'contact'.
For example, I had a friend whose name is 'Andrew' and another friend with the same exact name 'Andrew', samsung contacts would put them under one 'Andrew' name, thus making me confuse when I was going to look for the second andrew.
The only solution I found to unlink is by manually finding these auto-merged contacts and then click - sign to unlink them within the same contact.
How to disable linked contacts? I have many contacts who only goes by a single first name (in my country it is considered impolite to ask for a person's last name when you just get to know them)
denis_sianto said:
My S8 samsung contacts would automatically link contacts that are within the same name into one 'contact'.
For example, I had a friend whose name is 'Andrew' and another friend with the same exact name 'Andrew', samsung contacts would put them under one 'Andrew' name, thus making me confuse when I was going to look for the second andrew.
The only solution I found to unlink is by manually finding these auto-merged contacts and then click - sign to unlink them within the same contact.
How to disable linked contacts? I have many contacts who only goes by a single first name (in my country it is considered impolite to ask for a person's last name when you just get to know them)
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Same issue. Any help to batch unlink all contacts in native Samsung Contacts app?
Same problem. Using Microsoft Exchange and Outlook.com but even though sync from outlook.com is disabled I still get duplicate address. The only way to only way to unlink them that I have found is by going through the address book and unlink individually. That's OK when you have 10 contacts but when you have 700+ it takes hours. I did unlink all of them then I got an updated operating system on Samsung s8+ and I'm now back to the same problem? Any help out there?
I wonder what did samsung email developer team thinking when they developed a feature called linked contacts. Do they never test their own features/programs by themselves?
Same problem here. Especially NEVER use Samsung's data transfer app KIES. It duplicates each Google contact and creates a Samsung Phone contact and automatically links them. What a MESS!